Chapter 9 of The Twin Cousins is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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Chapter 9 of The Twin Cousins is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
MILLY VISITING. Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again. Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie. She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant." But how it did rain!
Chapter 9 of The Twin Cousins is here in full — 121 sentences across 25 reading sections, with audio for every sentence and word.
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the month following March and preceding May
From this reading “Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.”
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading “Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.”
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading “Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.”
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading “Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.”
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading “She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."”
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading “But how it did rain!”
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading “Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.”
the activity of making visits
From this reading “MILLY VISITING.”
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used before a singular noun to mean one of a group, when it is not a particular one
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
anew
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
used to join words or parts of a sentence that go together
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
the month following March and preceding May
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
used with a past participle to form the passive, or with -ing for continuous tenses
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
earlier than; in front of
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
used to introduce something that contrasts with what came before
From this reading But how it did rain!
inflected form of “come” — move toward, travel toward something or somebody or approach something or somebody
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
plural of “cousin” — the child of your aunt or uncle
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
the past form of “do”, used in questions and negatives
From this reading But how it did rain!
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
change location; move, travel, or proceed, also metaphorically
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
relatively large in size or number or extent; larger than others of its kind
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
a small growth of trees without underbrush
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
the past form of “have”, used to form the past perfect
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
consisting of one of two equivalent parts in value or quantity
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading But how it did rain!
on condition that; in the event that
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
a thing, animal, or idea already mentioned
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
any of various aromatic trees of the laurel family
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
inflected form of “meet” — come together
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading MILLY VISITING.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
above and across; more than
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
an effortful attempt to attain a goal
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
past form of “pass” — go across or through
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
affording pleasure; being in harmony with your taste or likings
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
water falling in drops from vapor condensed in the atmosphere
From this reading But how it did rain!
express in words
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
perceive by sight or have the power to perceive by sight
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
a woman, girl, or female animal already mentioned, as the subject
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
used to say what is right, expected, or advisable
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
without speed (“slow” is sometimes used informally for “slowly”)
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
the season of growth
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
used before a noun that is already known, already mentioned, or the only one of its kind
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
subsequently or soon afterward (often used as sentence connectors)
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
in or at that place or location
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
used before the base form of a verb to make the infinitive
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
Dictionary entry pending editorial verification. Tap Listen to hear the word.
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
change orientation or direction, also in the abstract sense
From this reading Then it was Milly's turn to go to Laurel Grove to see Flaxie.
either of two offspring born at the same time from the same pregnancy
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
the activity of making visits
From this reading MILLY VISITING.
the past form of “be” used with I, he, she, it, or a singular noun
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
the coldest season of the year; in the northern hemisphere it extends from the winter solstice to the vernal equinox
From this reading Winter passed, spring came, and April was half over before the twin cousins met again.
in the company of; together with
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
set down in writing in any of various ways
From this reading She had written a postal-card slowly, and with great pains, to say "she should be there to-morrow if it was pleasant."
Chapter 9 of The Twin Cousins by Sophie May holds 121 sentences, grouped into 25 reading sections of at most 5 sentences. The text is the source edition, unabridged, and the chapter records which sentences cover which part of the work so that nothing is dropped. Every word can be tapped for its pronunciation and dictionary entry.
Chapter 9 holds 121 sentences of The Twin Cousins, unabridged, divided into 25 reading sections.
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